To clarify: the reference to «final disciplinary proceedings» relates to claims that the peer had brought the party into disrepute by his criticisms of party processes, not the earlier investigations into
allegations of sexual impropriety by four women, which had also been dropped.
Clegg also faced a week - long media barrage in the run - up to polling day over his handling
of allegations of sexual impropriety by the party's former chief executive, Lord Rennard.
Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over
general allegations of sexual impropriety.
That hope was appealing enough that many religious conservatives continued to believe in Moore, even in the wake of his defiant, dodgy, and sometimes contradictory responses to
multiple allegations of sexual impropriety.
The multiple
recent allegations of sexual impropriety lodged against megachurch pastor Bill Hybels are provoking heated discussion about how churches should respond to allegations of sexual abuse and how Christian men and women should relate to one another.
The Guardian: «Senior Liberal Democrats suggested for the first time on Monday that Lord Rennard had not stood down as the party's chief executive for health reasons, but after pressure from Nick Clegg's office and the then party president over
general allegations of sexual impropriety.»
The Roman Catholic Church isn't the only religious institution that has failed to respond directly and transparently to
allegations of sexual impropriety.
Nick Clegg has ordered an urgent review into how the Liberal Democrats have investigated «
allegations of sexual impropriety» in the past after claims against a leading party official emerged.
The Liberal Democrat Home Office Minister Jeremy Browne has said he was surprised by
the allegations of sexual impropriety against Lord Rennard broadcast by Channel 4 News.
A spokesman for Lord Rennard has said he «refutes»
allegations of sexual impropriety and will co-operate with any «properly constituted inquiry».
The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander, has revealed more about his «not easy conversations» with the Lib Dems» former chief executive Lord Rennard over
allegations of sexual impropriety.